In the end, it’s the Goddess of the Market that rules it all – prizing efficiency, growth and endless cash flow

Non-stop back room deals are in progress as we speak. The only certainty ahead is the assassination of democratic and constitutional rights and the smashing of social programs

It’s not only China vs. the US in the South China Sea. Few in the West realize that two completely different, intersecting…

God apparently uses Face Time. It was via that iconic iPhone footage from an undisclosed location shown live on CNN Turk by a bewildered female anchor…

So what started as a gamble by David Cameron on an outlet for domestic British discontent, to be used as a lever to bargain with Brussels for a few more favors, has metastasized into an astonishing political earthquake

Washington has absolutely nothing to offer to nations across Asia, Africa and Latin America – to the whole Global South for that matter

Wall Street, US Big Oil and the proverbial “American interests” win this round at the circus

The Wall Street-centered global financial system – which rules over virtually the whole West – simply could not allow national sovereignty in full expression in a major regional actor such as Brazil

In a nutshell: “Justice” in Brazil is now totally politicized

The Lula game-changer is not about to turn the whole complex chessboard upside down; it will instead make it even more unpredictable